T Hp E 1 5H E -"ITi I E 1J7" ,
V -: ' HAS TEE
FINEST JOB OFFICE
IS ISSUED .
FRIDAY MORNINGS,
' BY '
J. R. N. BELL, - - Proprietor.
IN DOUGLAS COUKTY.
CARDS, BILL HEADS, LEGAL BLANKS,
; And other Printing, inclaiing
Large ml Esau Peters al Sisu Eaii-Ellis,
2MLtl and expeditk)y executed
AT PORTLAND PRICES.
One Year -Six
Months -Three
Months
$2 50
1 50
1 00
These are the Urm of those paying to adrenoe. The
EtviEW offeri fine Luduoementa to adTertUen. Terms
reasonable. -
VOL. X.
ROSEBURG, OREGON, FRIDAY,. MAY 8, 1885.
NO. 5.
Roseburg
L. r. LANE. JOHN LANE.
LANE & LAKE,
' - ATTORNEYS AT LAW.
Office on Main street, opposite Cosmopolitan
Hotel.
J. C. FULLERTON,
ATTO RNEY A T LAW ,
Office In Marks' brick, up stairs.
,
A. F.CAMPBELL,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
Office Next door to Hogan's Store.
W. N. MOORE,
General Insurance Agent.
Office at Court House,
ROSEBURG, : : : : OREGON.
R. . NCROGCH, JR,
Real Estate Ajjent,
Office with Lan k & Lane, opposite the
Cosmopolitan Hotel,
Itoaebars, Douffla County, Oregon.
ALL KINDS OF REAL ESTATE AND CITY
property Bought, Mold or Leased on Com
mission. Exchanges of Real Estate effected.
mar20-tf
.J. JASKULEK,
' PRACTICAL
Watctaaier, Jeweler ani Optician,
ALL WORK WARRANTED.
Iealer lu Watchets, Clocks, Jewelry,
(Spectacles and Eyeglasses.
AMD A FULL LINK OT
Cigais, Tobacco & Fancy Goods.
Tin only reliable (tytomer in town for the proper adjust
ment of Spectacle ; always ou hand.
Depot f the Genuine Brazilian Pebble Spec
tacles and Eyeglasses.
Office In Hamilton Brick Block,
IIOHEIIUKU. OREUOV.
LANGENBEEG'S
Boot and Shoe Store
JlOSEBUItCJ, OREGOX,
On Jackson Street, Opposite the Post Office,
Keeps on hand the largest and best assortment of
Kastern and San Francisco Boots and
Mhoes, Walters, Slippers,
And everything in the Boot aad Shoe line, and
CJTPT T C3 rTTTT" A T T7T-0 i A C1TT
III 1 IkJ Vliiint ? VTW UXIOXI.
Ooots and Shoes Made to Order, and
' Perfect Fit Guaranteed.
I use tine Best of Leather and Warran all
my work.
Repairing Neatly Done, on Short Notice.
I keep always on hand
TOYS AND NOTIONS.
Musical Instruments and Violin Strings
a specialty.
LOUIS IiAMiEMIERCJ.
ZOIfc. MIJTIE,
THE 8PECIALI8T.
2Vo.ll Kearny St., Han Francisco, Cal.
Tbbats all Chronic, Special and Private -diseases
with wonderful success. ....
THE GREAT ENGLISH REMEDY
S A NRVER FAILING
ccre for Nervous De
mi ty, Seminal Weak
siess, Exhausted Vital-
i t.v. Snftmiatnrrhfipa
U LOST MAS HOOI,
, 4 linpoujucy. raraiysis.
hTostatorrncea, ana all
the terrible effects of
icli-abuse.youthf ill fol
iesaad excess in ma
urer vears. snr-li ua
J Loss of Memory, Lassi-
tude, .Nociuwial u-nuomons. aversion to society.
utmness or vision. joises in tne iiead, cx
ceiwei In drinking intoxicating Hq
uoMf the vital fluid passing unobserved In
the urine, and many other diseases that lead to
insanity and death.
Or. Sflntle, who is A Regular Physician.-
Graduate of the university of
Pennsylvania, will agree to forfeit Five
Hundred Dollar for a case of this kind
the Vital KeMtorative (under his special
advice and treatment) will not cure, or for any
thing impure or injurious found in it. Ir.
Itflntle treats all private diseases successfully
without mercury. Consultation Free.
Thorough examination and advice, including
analysis of urine, $5.00. Price of Vital Ke
wtoratlve. $1.50 a bottle, or four times the
quantity, $5.00; sent to any address upon re
ceipt of price, or C. O. D.. secured from observa
tion, and in private name if desired bv Ir.
Mintie. 11 Kearny Street, San Fran
cisco. Cal. Send for lists of questions and
pamphlet.
SAMPLE BOTTLE FREE,
Will be sent to any oneappiylngby letter.stating
sym ptoms. sex and age. Strict secrecy in re
gards to all business transactions.
Jr. Mlntle's Kidney Remedy. XE
PHItETICrM. Cures all kinds of Kidney
and Bladder Complaints, Gonorrhoea, Gleet,
Leuchorrhoaa, etc. JTor sale by all druggsits; $1
a bottle or six bottles for $5.
DR.MIXTIE'S IIAXOEMOTV PILLS
are the best and cheapest IklTSPEPSlA and
JULIO US cure in the market. For sale by
all druggists.
DR. LIEBIC'S
WONDERFUL
Invigorator
JlEX WHO ARE SUFFER
ing from Disease and
W eakness b-oug-hton by
early imprudence or ex-
coasss. causing nervous debility, premature
decay. lost manhood, etc, having tried in vain
every known remedy, should procure immedi
ately DR. LIEBIGS INVIGORATOR NO. 2.
THE DOCTOR will agree to forfeit $1000 for
, a case undertaken, not cured. The reason why
so many cannot get cured of weakness and
above diseases is owing to a complication called
1'ItOSTATORRHEA with Hypersesthesia,
which requires special treatment.
DR. LlfcBIO S INVIGORATOR NO. 2. under
our advice and special treatment., is the only
positive cure for PROSTATORRHEA.
DR. LIEB IQ & CO. for the past nineteen years
have made an exclusive specialty of the treat
ment of diseases of men.
If pimples appear on the face, if you become
listless and despondent, look out for the compli
cation with Semiaal Weakness and loss of Vi
tality known as Prostatorrhea. Hundreds of
lives have been lost, and thousands have lost
their property and pleasure in life from its ef
fects. Varicocele, or wormy veins of the scro
tum, often the unsuspected cause of Lost Man
hood, Debilty, etc. DR. LIEBIG S Invigorator.
No. 2, is the only known remedy for the above
complication, and a perfect and permanent
cure will be-guaranteed in all cases undertaken
under our special advice and treatment.
Moat powerful electric belts frse to patients.
To prove the wonderful power of the INVIG
ORATOR, A $2 BOTTLE GIVEN FREE.
. Call or address, :
Dr. LIebigdfc Co's Private Dispensary.
. 400 Geary St San Franclsoo, CaL.
4$) L0STm
I- IT T 11. M TJ J
Samuel Marks.
Asuer Marks.
8. LZAEKS & CO.,
DEALERS IN
EEIEML MERCHANDISE
HAVE CONSTANTLY ON HAND
CMM Dry
Crockery, Glassware,
Provisions, Cigars,
Boots and Shoes.
Wool and Produce of Every Description Bought
AM THE VERY II I II EST CASH PRICES PAID FOR TIIEM,
S3. MECH & OO., -
XTOr3 XT
J3u.t tefore you clo
. C. WOODWARD'S
AND
Buy a New Set of Harness
OR A SADDLE.
Ons of the Biggest and Best Stock of Goods ever Brought to Town. I use nothing
but the best leather, and have got
EVERYTHING IN THIS LINE. DON'T FAIL TO CALL ON ME !
W. O. Woodward, Roseburg Or.
SHERIDAN BROTHERS, ROSEBURG, OREGON.
; They would announce that they have just received and now have on
hand oneof the largest stocks of
iGEMERAL . HAEDWAEl
Ever brought to Douglas, and, when added to their
Stoves of all Patterns and Ready-made Tinware,
They are prepared to declare they have the best supply in their line of any house in South
ern Oregon, which they propose selling Cheaper than any one can purchase elsewhere.
In the shape of BUILDING MATERIALS, in the way of Locks, Butts, etc., we can offer
superior inducements to purchasers. Try us.
We can give you bargains in the following brands of STOVES not equaled elsewhere :
BUCK'S BONANZA,
CLARENDON,
FARMER'S UTILITY,
OCCIDENT,
And other
The best of workmen are constantly employed in the manufacture of our TINWARE, and
buyers should learn our prices.
We have also bargains to offer in GUNS, such as Winchester, Sharp and other Rifles, as
well as in Shotguns and Pistols.
We are also Agents for the White. Peerless and New Home SEWING MACHINES, which
we sell at lowest rates and warrant as complete in every respect. We can also supply
i Averill and Rubber Paints,
The beat in the market, at lowest rates. Give
prices, ana we promise to
JOHN FRASER,
Home Made Furniture,
; WILBUR, OREGOX.
UPHOLSTERY, SPBM MATTRESSES, ETC.,
Constantly on hand.
FURNITURE.
have the Best
STOCK OF FURNITURE
South ef Portland.
And all of my own manufacture.
Xo Two Prices t Customers.
Resident of Douglas County are requested to sire me a
. call before purchasing elsewhere.
ALL WORK WARRANTED.
The Btyebs' Guide is issued Sept.
and March, each year : 224 pages, 8 J x 1 1 j
inches, with over 3,300 illustrations
a whole picture gallery. Gives-wholesale
: prices direct to consumers on all good for
personal or . ymmm-H family use.
Tells how to f order an,J
h gives ; exact f 1 .ev"
ery thing you I V J I Bse drink,
eat, wear, or V Lave fun
with. Thesa x- invaluable
1kx contain information, gleaned from
the markets of the world. Ve will mail
a copy Free to any address upon receipt
of the postage- 8 cents. Let us hear
from you. Respectfully,
MONTGOMERY WARD & CO.
ar it w. Ave ,,
W. I. FaiEDLAKDER.
Ms,
Grace
l
- JRoseburg, Oregon.
tliat come 'round to
DEXTER, PACIFIC,
IRON KING,
Stoves and Ranges.
WIDE WEST.
EMPIRE CITY
us a calL inspect our stock, laquire as to our
suit you ii any one can.
CHINESE WASH HOUSE
-AND
Labor ,gfeney!
SAM YOUNG, - - Proprietor.
THIS POPULAR LAUNDRTMAN HAS
Roseburg, on Main street, two doors south of
Bo wen's blacksmith shop. He is prepared to
Chinese Laborers
And furnish
COOKS,
FARM HELP,
WOODCHOPPERS.
RAILROAD HANDS
Or Chinese Labor of any description on short
notice.
L. DELFILS,
AVATCHMAKER
TTAVING HAD 28 YEARS 'EXPERIENCE
lJL as watchmaker in Oregon, I feel confident
or giving satisiaction in au wor entruatea to
me. I also have a large stock of Watches.
Clocks and Jewelry which will be sold very rea
sonably. I have the County-patent right for tha sale of
Concrete Cement Pipe for conveying water to
any place aesirea. . VJuaviUB.
GRANGE
BUSINESS ASSOCIATION
OF ROSEBURG.
W. F. OWENS, : : : : Manager.
DEAL IN r
Wool and Grain
Also, AGENTS FOR
-- , .... .
AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENTS
Of All Kinds. .
JE TRANSACT A GENERAL BUSINESS
f f in niir Htia anil nav tha TIinrT f .lrA
Mva Y vlv itiuvcv AUlkllkUl,
Prices for Wool and Grain. A full line of
Agricultural implements Kept constantly on
hand, or furnished on short notice, at Lowest
Prices. Office and Warehouse OPPOSITE
THE DEPOT. Give us a call.
IV. F. OWEXS.
H. C. 8TANTON,
DEALER IN
Staple Dry Goods,
Keepa constantly onTrnnd a general assortment of
Extra Fine Groceries,
WOOD, WILLOW AND GLASSWARE,
ALSO
CROCKERY AND CORDAGE,
A full stock of
SCHOOL BOOKS,
Such as required by the Puhlio County Schools.
All kinds of Stationery, Toys and
Fancy Articles,
TO SUIT BOTH VOUNO AND OLD.
Buys and Sells Legal Tenders, furnishes
lneei8 on i'ortland, and procures
Drafts on San Francisco.
CREEK EV3 ILLS
CLARK & BAKER, Props.
Havinir purchased the above named inilla of
E.Stephens & Co.. we are now nreDared to fur
nish any amount of the best quality of
TJ3X3EI,
ever offered to the public in Douglas county.
We will furnish at the mill at the following
prices:
No. 1 rough lumber. .$ 12 M
No. 1 flooring, 6 inch. $24 M
No. 1 flooring, 4 inch $26 $ M
No. 1 flnslhing lumber . .f 20 $ M
No. 1 finishing lumber dressed on 2 sides $21 M
jno. l nmsmng lumber dressed on i sides 26 v M
CLARK & BAKER.
EL DORADO
Mineral Water
S. HAMILTON, Agent, Roseburg, Or.
Oeo. W. Jones:
DEAR Sir. I hare delayed answerinar vour letter in
order to send you the enclosed certificate. Mr. Bart
Keere declines to give a testimonial at present for the
reason that he has been under the treatment of a num
ber of Physicians and thin us that they might not like it
if be were to make the affirmation of the effect your
Mineral Water had upon him. I will describe the case
to you as near as I can : He had been sick about two
years and an unnatural belt had formed around him
just below the ribs. He drank your Mineral Water
three or four dars and the belt went off in such a wav
as to cause bis legs and feet to swell, but that soon dis
appeared, ana he is now in comtortalile health. The
doctors had all given up that he could not get well.
There are a number of persons here who hare spoken to
me for some of the water to use In various cases, and I
would like to use a little myself. I think it is the best
nerrous remedy I ever knew. Please send me five
gallons of the water. Respectfully,
IS. A. HAN SEE.
Jefferson, Oregon.
I
SEEDS !
ALL KINDS OF THE BEST QUALITY,
ALL ORDEKg
Promptly attended to and goods shipped
witn care.
Address,
HACIIEXY A BEXO,
Portland, Oregon.
DEPOT HOTEL.
Oakland. Oregon.
BICHAED THOMAS, Proprietor.
This Hotel has been established for a num
ber ef years, and has become very pop
ular with the traveling public
FIEST-CLAS3 SLEEPING ACCOMMODATIONS
AND THE
Table supplied with the Best the Market affords
Hotel at the Depot of the Railroad.
J. JL. SMITH,
Proprietor of the
CITY BAKERY
Mi CANDY FACTORY.
jr EEP3 CONSTANTLY ON HAND A FULL
IV stoclt of iiread. Cakes. Vies. Plain and
Fancy Crackers, etc. Also a line selection of
French and American Candies and Chocolate
Uoods.
Roseburg Soda Works.
JOIIX XEV1LLE, Prop'r.
MANUFACTURES A SUPERIOR QUALi
ity of Soda Water, Sarsaparilla and
Ginger Ale. Orders from abroad filled 'with
promptness and at reasonable rates.
mora money than ttUnrthla? aim lnr tMn n
agoncy for th bet lltng boot out. Bogin-
Ballot Book Co., Portland, Main.
niuneiDuair, bom nu. KtmutrM
PUNGENT PARAGRAPHS.
What is the best covering for the
head? demands a Western journal. Hair
isn't bad. N. T. Herald.
Ii we are to get rid of crankism, we
must give less notoriety to cranks.
Burlington Free Press.
Olive Logan says ' there are swans
ii torn " . .
m me ver 1 names which she knows
are over 150 years old. .
I understand, Mr. Einstein, your
son Marcus is stage struck." "Stage
struck! Ah, no; he was yust run ofer
himself mit a dray." Exchange.
-If there is anything above ground
more thoroughly permeated with bliss
than a woman with a new gown it is a
boy who has just learned to whistle.
A young man in Massachusetts has
adopted whistling for a profession.
When he gets married, and the bills
begin to come in, he will have lots of
chance for practice. Burlington Free
rres. . . -.
lietsey, on old colored cook, was
mooning around the kitchen one day,
when her mistress asked her if she was
ill. "No, ma'am, not zactly,", said
Betsey; "but de fac' is, I don't feel am
bition 'nough to git outer my own
way." Harper's Bazar. .
It would bo impossible to devise &
system better calcnhited to afford the
minimum of representative rglits than
thr.t of tin1! Municipal Franelrsy in Ire
land, in l.;blin. for instaiw. :i c tlzen
must -btt throe years in oceup.-iti-n of a
nouse of 'me proper rateable value, be
fore he can claim a municipal vote.
Dublin Irishman.
Svr Pi 1
Twelve Miles from Roseburg. on
the Coos Bay Wagon Road.
NEW MIX-l!
Any amount of Lumbers-Sugar Pine.
Cedar, Yellow Fir, Flooring. It
tlc, Mouldings, Etc. ;
WE WILL NOT BE UNDERSOLD
We have appointed Ai J. BELLOWS
and HENR3T GATES agents for Roseburg,
who will nave Lumber always on hand.
Will deliver to any part of the city from
the Mill at reasonable rates. -
PRICES AT MILL :
Rough Lumber....;.. 9 01 fc? M
Flooring 18 CO I? M
Rustic 18 CO & M
IVIr. HOOVER
DEALER IN-
Fine Millinery
AND
Fancy CSS ooclss, j:
ROSEBURG, : : : : : : OREGON
Ladies will find my Stock Large and Com
plete. Prices Moderate.
MRS. H. E. HOOVER;
THE CENTRAL HOTEL
HAVING AGAIN ASSUMED THE MAN
agement of this well known House, of
which we are the owners, we take this method
of informing the public that it will be
First-Class in Every Particular!
Meals and Lodging per day. $1 00
Meals... . 25
Lodging 25
Satisfaction Guaranteed.
Free Coach to all Evening Trains.
H..T. . Garrison.
THE PEOPLE'S
Grocery Store.
O.H.FIiOOK .
HAS JUST OPENED A NEW AND NICE
stock of Family Groceries in the Beltils
Building, where he will be glad to see all want
ing Goods in his line. Country produce taken
in exchange. Orders from the country will
receive careful attention.
BUNNELL & BOWEN BROS.,
FOUNDRY,
Machine Shop, "Wagon Shop,
BLACKSMITH SHOP.
CAN MAKE CASTINGS FROM 1 OUNCE
to 3 tons weight. Small Cupola for small
Castings. Money refunded if work is not the
best Portland prices! Save telegrams and
expressage.
ABSOLUTELY
FIRST CLASS
D. C. McClallen,
PROPRIETOR OF TUB
McOLALLEN HOUSE,
Roseburg, Oregon.
Large Sample Rooms for Commercial Travelers
Free Coach to and from the house.
Baggage delivered free of charge.
ROSEBURG
Marble Works.
.J. H. O'MALLEY,
DEALER IS
Tombstones, Tablets, Etc.
Shop Rear of .slogan's Store.
erchant Tailor,
4
ROSEBUEG, OREGON.
First right-hand room, up stairs, over Markb'
store.
Eepairs and Alterations 2ieatly Done,
THE TOWER OF LONDON. ,
An Account of Those Who Have Been Ex
ecuted There. . j
The White Tower was built by Bishop
Gundulph, of Rochester, under instruc
tions of AVilliani the Conqueror, shortly1
after the battle of Hastings, in about
the year 1070, and is practically in the
same condition . to-day as it was when,
in 1140, King Stephen kept his court
there during Whitsuntide. Before
Stephen', time, however, both William
Rufus, the same who in 1097 built West
minster Hall, and Henry L, sons of the
Conqueror, had added other fortified
places in the immediate neighborhood
of the principal structure. Rufus com
pleted his improvements by adding &
surrounding wall of stone, nearly! pro
voking an insurrection by his tyrannical
way of forcing the people of the neigh
boring counties to supply labor and ma
terial. ' - '
The first prisoner of state confined in
the Tower was Ranulph Flambord,
Bi-hop of Durham, who was placed
there by Henry on the death of Ruf us,
as a punishment for his oppressions of
the commons, Henry was somewhat of
a demagogue, and posed before the
people a3 a reformer. From this time
the Tower was for ages used as a royal
palace or a royal prison, with
the varying accompaniments of
public beheadings and secret assas
sinations to add flavor to its history.
Geffrey de Mandeville, Earl of Essex,
grandson of the De Mandeville who
fought under William at Hastings, was
hereditary custodian of the Tower under
Henry II. , and subsequently a prisoner
in the same pile. King John was be
sieged in it by the barons who brought
him to terms'at Runnymede," and was
compelled by them to cede its posses
sion to the Archbishop of Canterbury as
a pledge for the performance of certain
conditions of the Great Charter. : But
John broke faith as soon as he regained
the Tower and the barons invited Lewis,
Dauphin of France, to England, ; and
gave him possession. k I '
The citizens of London in those days
were desperately ill-disposed to the
Tower, looking upon it as a threat to
their liberties. It was so, also, : with
the barons and burgesses of the king
dom generally. This was shown when,
in 1236, Henry IIL summoned a Parlia
ment to meet him within the walls,.
They unanimously refused to obey the
summons, and the King had to return
to Westminster. This monarch made
several attempts to further strengthen
the royal stronghold, but, after spend
ing 12,000 marks on the undertaking,
the works he had erected fell to the
ground amid the rejoicings of the peo
ple. -Vl- ' i
The saddest epochs in all the sad his-j
tory of the Tower were when Henry VI.,
the weak but amiable husband of rMar
garet of Anjou, after the final defeat of
the Lancastrians at Barnet, was mur
dered within its precincts; when George,
Duke of Clarence, brother of the con
quering Yorkist, Edward TV. was done
to death at the instigation of Richard,
and when the latter, the crook-backed
ruffian of whom Shakspeare has given
us such a terriDie picture, cau ja nis
nephews, the sons of Edward, to be
murdered. Tradition says that this last
crime was perpetrated in a certain
tower facing the south side of the White
Tower, and which forms a sort of inner
gateway to the main entrance from the
river. I ,V v.-:
It is, however, in connection with the
Beauchamp pronounced Beecham
Tower that the longest list of tragic
records' is to be found. This tower
stands eastward, apart from the main,
or White Tower, between which and
it is the ground which has been
reddened with the best and
worst blood of England. Here
the walls are eloquent with v carven
work left by prisoners. The Percrills
of Derbyshire; the roles or rooies, de
scendants of Edward of York; the
Dudleys, the Denes, and a hundred
others have left their names engraven
on the melancholy roll, with inscriptions
testifying to their sorrow and their
worth. There is one simple name there.
however, which will stir the sympathies
of mankind more than all else comr
bined. "Jane" is the word ,that is
twice repeated. It is the name of the
poor girl who fell a victim to the am
bitions of Northumberland and her hus
band. Robert Dudley: who was crowned
queen for but a few days, and then laid
tier gentle neaa upon me diock mat
Mary might reign. This, and such
tragedies as tms, stain tne annais oi tne
Tower; its bloody records were carried
on through the reign of Jtiizabetn ana
the Stuarts, and even within a hundred
years some sad work has been wrought
there: but none tnat can toucn tne
heart like the short story that ends with
"Jane, 'J St. Louis u lobe-Democrat.
HONORS TO HEBREWS.
The
Deserved Prominence Which They
Hold In London Society
The wealthier families of Hebrews
have long since taken up their quarters
in the semi-fashionable neighborhood of
Bayswater, Bloomsbury and elsewhere.
The wealthier Jews of to-dpi,form a by
no means small factor infbe very best
society. The Rothschilds, the Sassons,
the Goldschmidts, Behrends and Levvs
are to be met with in the saloons of the
noblest in the land. Probably the last
barrier interfering with the complete
social recognition of the Jews in the
upper circles of London society was
swept away when the present Earl of
RoSebery led to the altar Hannah,
daughter of Baron Meyer Rothschild,
andalthough this is, perhaps, the only
notable instance in which a member of
the British aristocracy has sought a wife
from the tents of Israel, marriages be
tween Jews and Christians, although
still sternly forbidden by the Hrbraio
law of to-day. are by no means uncom
mon. Leopold and Alfred de Roths
child, sons of the late Baron Lionel, are
as well known as men of fashion as they
are in connection with the great city
house of Rothschild in St. S within s
Lnnft. Thev are both extremely liberal
men, munificent patrons of art and- the
drama, and Leopold Rothschild's colors
are amongst : the most popular on the
English turf. In financial matters, as
all the world knows, the Jews, as repre
sented by the house of Rothschild, are
n the very front rank. London Vor.
Han Francisco Clironicle,
THE LOG-ROLLING.
An Old-Time Concluding Demonstration
and Banquet.
Reader, did you ever form, one of . a
party of old-time log-rollers? To the
city folks and the latter-day people of
easy habits, the very name may sound
strange, but I assure them that nothing
else ever done afforded .people a more
genuine admixture of fun and hard
work than log-rolling., To-day,- the
generally accepted signification of the
term is to the effect that somebody is
tampering with Congress or the Legis
lature to secure the passage of some
personal measure. In the good old days
of pioneer simplicity it had another.
A man purchased a heavily timbered
tract of land and set about reducing it
sion to the plow. He and his sons and
nephews and brothers ' ground their
.. . t x
nit's and wpnr mm Tho tnrocr ta otraif
to the I6w bass uotes of ten degrees be-,
low zero and hew out a farm. They
chopped all winter long and carried off
the best timber to the saw-mills, and
split some more of it into rails with
which to fence in the clearing, and left
the tough and gnarled logs lying where
they fell, and the brush piled in great
heaps to be. burned. All through the
chill and biting winter, the trees fell,
and los weie trimmed of their brush,
and with the first promising days of
spring, ccme the log-rolling the grand
concluding demonstration and banquet
of the season.
The word went out that Sam Smith
would have a log-rolling on a given
day. There were no gilt-edged, blue
bevel invitations with the words "at
home" printed on them in type which
nobody could read, but Sam Smith's
boy was sent around to tell the nearest
neighbors about it and their boys spread
it at the singing ' schools and spelling
schools, and the announcement was'
read from the pulpit of the country
church on Sunday, and so everybody
was bidden to Sam Smith's log-rolling .
the women to aid in cooking, the
men to aid in gathering the useless tim
ber into great stacks to be burned. The
women brought kettles and dishes,
knives, forks and spoons; the men
axes, chains, yokes of oxen and strong
bodies. By sunrise the clearing was
full of busy men. The seductive "whoa
haw" of the ox engineer smote upon
the morning air, and the logs
were snaked along the muddy ground
to the place where the heaps were
to rise. The men and teams were di
vided into squads, each squad to erect
one heap. Sam Smith bossed the job
and did not lift a pound. His principal
duty was to sit on a convenient stump
and shout "heave, o heave!" which ho
usually abbreviated to "he o he," to
encourage the msn when they had
an extraordinary heavy log to be put
upon the already high heap. The eti
quette of these gatherings did not per
mit him to lend a hand, although when
twenty men could not lift an unusually
heavy log to its place, it was his duty
to declare that he could easily do it
himself. This was generally accepted
as a challenge of strength, and the men
lifting would strain their lishts out to
place the log. -
By two o'clock, the losrs were all in
and the clearing looked bare and
stumpy compared with what had been
its appearance in the mornLnsr. Sam
imitn mounted tne nignest log heap
made, and delivered himself of a tor
rent of thanks to his neighbors, closing
Dy inviting tnem to go to the house
and eat a "snack." The snack was usu
ally one of the most bounteous dinners
ever spread. There were no frosted
cakes and nno confections, but
there was plenty of chicken and
as good bread and rich gravy
as were ever made, and mashed
potatoes, and beans and hominy, and
ham and eggs, and canned tomatoes,
and dried green corn, and pickles, and
stewed, jammed, marmaladed, jelled
and preserved fruits and berries, and
lucious green apple pies, and pumpk n
S'es, and cookies, and fresh .. milk and
oughnuts, and as good- appetites to
eat them as were ever sharpened b v
hard work, and when all were so full
they had to unbutton their vests, the
box of home-spun smoking tobacco
was brmirht. nut urid t.h iutr rvf rlrl rift '
was passed, and the men fell to spin
ning yarns wniie tne women ate and
cleared away the - fragments of the
meal. At four, the men again repaired
to the clearing, and the torch was ap-
piieu iu uiu uea.pa , yi logs, auu. wiieu '
darkness came on, the old folks went
to their homes and left the young ones
to eniov burning' the brush and spark
ing. The next day there were some
sore muscles in the neighborhood, but
no headaches like those experienced by
the revelers of to-day, and Sam Smith's
clearing was ready for the plow.
Through. Mail.
The Sea of Galilee.
One of the first thing3 for which I.
looked here was the fishing industry;
but I found it not There is evidently
only one sailing vessel on the lake, and
but a very small handful of clumsy row
boats. When one of these boats gets
out of order there is general consterna
tion, it is said, for the art of shipbuild
ing is no longer known here. When
we sent our servant to-day w'.th instruc
tions to procure Galilee fish for dinner
he was unable to find a single fish in
the market. This is especially strange,
inasmuch as I have had positive evi
dence that the waters swarm with pis
catorial life to-day, just as in the days
when Christ called Gal.lean fishermen
Yet fishing is still carried on here on
a small scale. Even last night I saw a
boat push out to sea with nets aboard,
just as Simon did no doubt, when he
was bound to "toil all night" at the
same business. '
This leads me to guess or, at least, to
hope, that the citizens were not quite
so lazy and worthless in thedays of the
Son of Man. They could not have
been any worse. The modern Galilean
would ride two-thirds the wsy around
the lake on the ragged back cf donkey
or camel rather than display the enter
prise required to effect a crossing in
one-sixth the time by boat Stupidicy
and cupidity are everywhere linked in
a way that, sorely tries Occidental
patience Cor. N. O. Times-Democrat.